Pilgrims Plunge goes vertical

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Mamoosh said:
^ ...the following message was brought to you by Holiday World's Department of Redundancy Department?

I think you get the prize for most Firesign Theater quotes on this board. ;)

Ensign Smith: P-f-L sounds great! We don't need no stinking girls! ;)

LostKause: you are just wrong, FUNNY but totally wrong!

dsloban: Santa Claus Indiana is about 6.5 hours from Cleveland

Zakkster said:
Also, where else could you see a cemetery right outside the front gate of an amusment park???

Little Amerricka - not really outside the front gate, more like right next to the kiddie coaster. :)

^ How cool and creepy!

Makes me wonder if the spirits ever get jealous of the living, getting to ride all those fun rides.

Bad news, Dsloban. You can't get to HW from Cleveland. It's one of the only two places in the world that don't connect.

You can take my word for it, or you can go look it up on google maps, yahoo maps, or mapquest if you don't believe me.

I have to make 2 comments, first is that Pilgrims Plunge looks awesome, and the second is I have been avoiding a trip to Holiday World because the last time I rode a Gravity Group Coaster I had a bad experience (Hades oh god did that suck) so I try to stick to my favorite woodie, Renegade!

When you speak of your experience on Hades what, exactly, are you complaining about: intensity, or roughness? Many people confuse the two, especially when discussing wood coasters.

Both Hades and Voyage are intense due to the extreme positive and negative G-forces, quick changes of direction, etc. Intensity is due to the ride's design and is intended. Roughness comes from a park's inability to keep up with daily wear and tear on the wooden track's gauge and keeping the trains fine-tuned.

I rode Hades its opening year and did not find it rough but many who rode it in the years since have said it was rough, especially near the end of the ride. In fact all four of Mt Olympus's wooden coasters have suffered from the same problem over the years.

Voyage, on the other hand, has only had one troublesome spot that one could consider rough: the turn following the third 90* banked turn. Rest assured the park goes to great lengths to keep Voyage, Raven, and Legend in top shape.

If your going to start a Gravity Group fanboy club. I'll join.

The one rough spot on Hades, which I find in the same spot of trackage every year, comes right after the hop after exiting the tunnel the second time, the one running alongside the lift. The train drops off that bump, turns right sharply, and starts jackhammering for about 3-5 seconds. Shame, too, because the other GG rides all seem to be well-maintained (not that they've had too long to age). The Voyage is at least as intense as Hades, but the former was built with the idea that abundant maintenance would be considered "routine", and the latter, well, wasn't.

That's the spot on Hades I've heard others complain about too, Bill. It's a Mt. Olympus problem, not a Gravity Group problem!

My only problem with Hades isn't the layout but the trains possibly, when I rode it both times the problem was that the divider slammed into my side and I then walked with a limp for a while.

That was enough to cause you to avoid other Gravity Group woodies?

Good grief, my favorite rides after over 250 coasters are the ones that cause pain...but in a good way... LOL

Annnyway, back to Pilgrims Plunge. Anyone taken a gander at the webcam? The drop is about 2/3 of the way built and it looks much steeper than I thought it would. Can't wait to see the elevator portion go up soon!

The tower is going up now and the supports look tiny!

^^Agreed, the drop looks MUCH steeper than I imagined!

Did Will change his mind again after the initial design phase? :)

Well...the original design didn't include a tunnel. Maybe Will decided to go steeper?

:)

I sure hope they test it first.